Join the fun run/walk at Fingal Beach
April 21, 2011
Twin Towns Services Runners and Walkers Club are hosting their 8th Good Friday Fun Run/Walk on Fingal Beach.
GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2011 @ 2.30 PM FINGAL BEACH.
Join the club members for a fun afternoon amongst family and friends walking or running a distance of 3 or 6 kilometres, the choice is yours.
The 3km event is primarily suited to the 11 to 15 years. Walkers are also invited for this distance.
The 6km event is for age groups 16 and over – either running or walking the distance.
NSW Surf Life Saving Championships launched at Cudgen
February 10, 2011
The 2011 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships were launched today at Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club in Kingscliff.
The event is a coup for Tweed Shire Council, which won the bid to stage the event for the next two years, over stiff competition from elsewhere in the state.
Young lifesavers attend development camp
January 24, 2011
The Far North Coast Branch Newcastle Permanent Under-13/14 Junior Development Camp is being held at Camp Koinonia at Evans Head.
There are 70 participants attending from Fingal Rovers SLSC to Yamba SLSC, with supervision by 10 experienced group leaders.
The participants will develop their personal and lifesaving skills whilst participating in fun activities such as the giant swing, surfing, laser skirmish and canoeing focusing on teamwork, communication and leadership.
The twelve, thirteen and fourteen year olds will develop valuable life skills such as leadership, goal setting and team building along with learning about their future within Surf Lifesaving as they enter the ‘senior world’.
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NSW surf lifesaving Country Championship results -Byron Bay wins pointscore
January 17, 2011
The Stramit NSW Country Championships wrapped up today after strong swells forced the relocation of the carnival to Trial Bay. Byron Bay has won the overall carnival pointscore, followed by Warilla-Barrack Point, with the defending title holder Lennox Head-Alstonville ending up in third spot.
The event has been hugely successful over the last two years for the small South West Rocks club and community, generating an estimated $5million within the local economy.
Overall Pointscore
1st Byron Bay 807 pts
2nd Warilla-Barrack Point 575
3rd Lennox-Head Alstonville 459
4th Cudgen Headland 410
5th Coffs Harbour 394
6th Tacking Point 327
7th Port Macquarie 297.5
8th Sawtell 295
9th Shellharbour 268.5
10th Wauchope-BH 200
11th South West Rocks 168
12th Woolgoolga 103
FAR NORTH COAST RESULTS
Snorkeller rescued off Wategos Beach
January 2, 2011
Police and surf life savers were called to an incident involving snorkellers at Wategos Beach, Byron Bay, on Friday.
At approximately 4pm on Friday December 31, 2010, NSW Police and Emergency services notified Surf Life Saving of an incident involving three people snorkelling off Wategos Beach at Byron Bay.
The initial report was of three males on holidays from Sydney, aged in their mid-30s, who were snorkelling off Wategos Beach. All three had been swept out to sea after being caught in the strong currents.
Two of the males were swept onto the rocks, and were assisted by lifeguards back to Wategos Beach. However, the third person was still reported as being in the water.
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Lifesavers on patrol over holiday period
December 16, 2010
Far North Coast surf life savers will be back on patrol again this weekend as the Christmas and Summer holiday season gets under way.
Beaches on the Far North Coast will be patrolled from Yamba right up to Fingal Head on the Queensland and NSW border.
Cudgen Surf Club battles beach erosion
December 5, 2010
Cudgen Surf Life Saving Club on the Far North Coast have put out an urgent call for all members to assist in sandbagging due to overnight beach erosion.
Members of Far North Coast Surf Life Saving Clubs are asked to assemble at noon to assist in the co-ordination of the sand bagging of the beach front directly out the front of the Surf Life Saving Club.
AMP in the swim for local Tweed charity
November 25, 2010
The AMP Foundation will significantly boost the fundraising efforts of the 10th annual Tweed River Swim in Murwillumbah which is raising money for the Fingal Rovers Surf Life Saving Club.
Local AMP Financial Planner Andrew Chubb, of Bilambil Heights, said the AMP Foundation would dollar match 50 per cent of funds raised, up to $10,000, from the event to be held on Sunday November 28.
“The AMP Foundation’s donation will go to the Fingal Rovers Surf Lifesaving Club which has been providing a vital community service for almost 80 years, helping keep our beaches safe every summer,” Mr Chubb said.
“Last year the volunteer organisation performed 37 rescues in the local area which is the largest number of any club in the Tweed.
Lifesavers back on our beaches from this weekend
September 22, 2010
They’re back! Far North Coast surf lifesavers will be back on patrol this coming weekend. Beaches from Yamba right up to Fingal Head will gladly welcome back the red and yellow caps.
Surf Life Saving NSW, in partnership with local councils, will provide safe swimming areas as well as be prepared for any rescues, undertake first-aid treatment and provide surf and beach safety advice.
State’s best lifesaving competitors converge on Swansea Belmont
February 24, 2010
The stage is set for the 2010 Allphones NSW Surf Life Saving Championships as the State’s surf stars converge on Blacksmiths Beach, Swansea Belmont this weekend.
Almost 4000 individual competitors from more than 100 clubs are expected to take part.
The State’s leading surf lifesavers will test their skills at the annual competition which attracts crowds of up to 10,000 spectators wanting to see competitors fight it out for glory in the water and on the beach.
The NSW Allphones Masters & Open Surf Life Saving Championships will commence with the Masters hitting Blacksmiths Beach on February 25 and their younger counterparts taking centre stage from Friday February 26 through to Sunday February 28.
Last weekend Manly upset Cronulla’s 12-year winning streak by taking out the overall pointscore at the 2010 NSW Age Championships, while Wanda finished second.
For the last two years the overall pointscore winners in the Open champs have been Manly, after stealing the title from Cronulla, and Manly will be frontrunners to secure another victory this year.
It won’t come easy though – Cronulla SLSC is home to some of NSW’s leading surf stars who will be looking to conquer not only the individual events but the team events as well.
Host club Swansea Belmont will be looking to better its great effort last year when it placed fourth overall.
The club has always been at the forefront of the competitive ranks in the Hunter Branch at NSW and Australian Surf Lifesaving carnivals and this weekend will be another massive effort from the club’s workforce and competitors.
This is the final year in a three-year hosting arrangement for the club.
The Open Ironman event is shaping up to be a battle royal, with a number of top competitors ready to race when the gun goes.
Chris Allum, who won in 2007, hopes to make a comeback. His brother Hayden is also a contender and both are current Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman Series competitors. Mark Simpson is also in the mix.
Last year’s winner, Jono Stock, from Manly is back again, as is second placegetter, Kendrick Louis from Collaroy.
Warilla-Barrack Point’s Ali Day is on fire after finishing sixth overall in the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain series at Cronulla last weekend. Hayden White will also bolster the club’s chances in his events.
Josh Blair from Swansea Belmont is sure to give these guys a nudge, after finishing ninth in last weekend’s Round 5 of the KNG series.
The big question is whether Manly’s Naomi Flood can collect a sixth successive title win in the Open Ironwoman event. Her chances are good after last weekend’s third place in the Kellogg’s Ironman series. She will come up against a tough field of competitors, including local Swansea Belmont competitor Nikki Chapman.
Freshwater’s Alisha Miller and Terrigal’s Amy Nurthen will also be hot on her heels. Last year’s second placegetter Maddison Prior from Warilla-Barrack Point will contest the U19 along with the Open Ironwoman. Tahnee Fleming from Byron Bay will also double up in the U19 and Open events.
On the beach, Queenscliff’s Laura Shorter will carve up the sand in both the Open Beach Flags and Sprint events. Jake Lynch from Newport will defend his U19 Beach Sprint and Flags titles and throw his hat in the ring for the Opens.
From the State’s north, Cudgen Headland will put forward some good competitors, including Rohan Small, Jarrad Cain and Scott McCartney in the individual and water teams events. Sawtell’s Kayla Russell and Sarah Tisdell will compete in Open water events.
Hunter club chances include Redhead’s Stewart McLachlan in the Open Board and Isaac Morgan who has moved up to the U17 events. Hannah Trypas will be hard to beat in the U15 water events. Swansea Belmont U17 chances include Kirsty Waugh in the water events and Emily Chaffey who is contesting the U17 and also taking on the Open Ironwoman event.
The South Coast push will be led by the strong Warilla-Barrack Point team. While great things are expected from Ali Day, Warilla’s Jordan White will defend her U17 Ironwoman crown and also line up for the Open Ironwoman. Bernadette Cardillo, now with Bulli, will compete in a range of U17 and Open beach events.
Central Coast star performers are likely to include: Stephanie Carey (The Lakes) who is taking a swipe at both the Open water events and the Beach Sprint and Flags. Terrigal’s Joanna Baxter moves up from the U19 to the Open events, and Ed Gourley will be interesting to watch in the U19 events. Karlee Nurthen is in form after taking home a swag of medals including U14 Ironwoman at last weekend’s junior championships. She will be back this weekend to have a go at the U15 events.
Cronulla’s Elly Graf will defend her U19 Beach Flags and Sprint titles, as well as be a good chance in the Open events, after the retirement last year of Bulli’s Cara Langendam. Kyle O’Brien from Cronulla will be back to defend medals in the U17 water events. Jessica Lauricella, competing for Wanda, is one to watch in the U17 water events. She was chosen for this year’s High Performance Squad and is in good form. Maroubra’s Tara Coleman performed well in the ski and board events last year.
The Championships will come to a dramatic close on 28 February in what will be a massive day of finals with the pageantry and colour of the March Past up first and the prestigious Ironman and Ironwoman tagged as the events to watch later in the day.
Following this year’s event, competitors will say goodbye to Swansea Belmont and head north for the next two years to Cudgen Headland SLSC at Kingscliff.
Round 1 – IRB Premiership
The first round of this year’s IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) Premiership will also kick off on Saturday afternoon at Swansea Belmont. Water safety crews from clubs around the State will demonstrate their rescue skills in this fast-paced, action packed event.
